Upcoming Events
| MARCH | 11: 18: |
EQMD Young Professional Happy Hour Legislative Hearings: FMLA and De Facto Parent Bill |
| APRIL | 3: 22: |
EQMD and B.R.A.S. Women’s Dance HIV/AIDS Town Hall |
EQMD Young Professional Happy Hour
Thursday, March 11, 2010, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Waterstone Bar & Grille (311 West Madison Street, Baltimore)
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our first “young professional” happy hour in January. The turnout far exceeded our expectations with over 100 people packing in to enjoy cocktails, food and great conversation.
We hope you will mark your calendars for Thursday, March 11th for the next installment at Waterstone Bar and Grille.
DETAILS: Waterstone is really setting us up! A $5 cover charge will get you a wristband. Patrons wearing wristbands get 10% off their entire bill (drinks and food). People who arrive during the bar's regular happy hour (before 6 PM) can get 10% off happy hour prices. AND, all patrons wearing wristbands will pay only for $4 martinis and get 50% off burgers all night. The proceeds from the cover benefit Equality Maryland and our work to ensure equal treatment under the law for LGBT Marylanders!
We look forward to another opportunity to get to know our great members and raise a glass to toast our past achievements and future success! We hope to see you on March 11th!
For more information or to RSVP, please contact Kevin at kevin@equalitymaryland.org or 410 685-6567.
LEGISLATIVE HEARINGS (FMLA and De Facto Parent Bill)
- HB 1272, Family Medical Leave Act, will be heard in the House Economic Matters Committee on Thursday, March 18th at 1:00 pm in Room 230. Click here to sign up to attend the hearing.
- HB 1241, De Facto Parent, will be heard in the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday, March 18th at 1:00 pm in Room 100. Click here to sign up to attend the hearing.
For more information, contact Morgan at morgan@equalitymaryland.org. In your message, please indicate which bill(s) you are interested in and if you have a story to share in either written or verbal testimony.
EQMD and B.R.A.S. Women’s Dance
Saturday, April 3, 2010 (time TBA)
Timonium, MD (Holiday Inn, 9615 Deereco Road, I-83 & Padonia Road, Exit 17)
Baltimore Recreation Alternatives (BRAS) works to provide a place for women to gather, have fun, meet other women, and make new friends. They are hosting a dance on Saturday, April 3rd. This is a great opportunity for the lovely ladies of Equality Maryland to get together and celebrate the progress we are making in our fight for equal rights and protections! A 50/50 raffle will be held. The proceeds will benefit Equality Maryland. All women are welcome regardless of their journey to womanhood!
HIV/AIDS Town Hall
Thursday, April 22, 2010, 3:00 - 5:00 pm
Baltimore, MD (specific location TBA)
The first draft of Obama Administration’s National AIDS Strategy (NAS) is expected in the Spring of 2010. This two-hour Town Hall meeting will provide an opportunity for community feedback on the research component of the NAS to top federal officials in charged of developing and implementing the document. The session will start with a brief presentation of the draft document from ONAP and comments from NIH and CDC officials (40 minutes), followed by questions and comments from the audience (80 minutes).
Invited speakers include: Jeff Crowley and Greg Millett from the Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP), White House; Jack Whitescarver from the Office of AIDS Research, NIH; Anthony Fauci from National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ( NIAID), NIH; and Jonathan Mermin, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, CDC.
If you would like to be part of the Equality Maryland delegation attending this town hall, please contact us at morgan@equalitymaryland.org.